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lunatic

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈluː.nə.tɪk/ US  /-t̬ɪk/

Definition

someone who behaves in a silly or dangerous way: He drives like a lunatic.Of unsound mindStupid and silly offensive old-fashioned a person who is mentally illOf unsound mindStupid and silly
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